Recent questions re ammonia/quicklime

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Posted by Kree at Gilded Lilies on June 24, 2001 at 05:00:38:

I think it is cool experimenting with different henna techniques.
However, I just wanted to let the experimenters know that the best
moroccan artists I met were very knowledgeable about what
constitutes "healthy" vs. "tainted" henna and made a point of using
all-natural ingredients. Some of them were a little bit snooty about
the henna artists in Azzemour who use the quicklime technique, in
fact I was told several times that "henna is a healthy plant, a
sacred plant, why would anyone want to add bad ingredients?" (this in
reference to gasoline, lighter fluid or ammonia crystals.)
Personally, I'd like to see people exploring more of what henna can
do on its own, rather than what we can "make" henna do, ie what henna
can do with silk, rayon, hemp, paper, papyrus, wood, eggshell, skin,
etc. There's a world of henna projects out there if we can just dream
them up!
ciao,
kree

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The Aesthic of Henna txilar 00:08:01 6/26/2001 (4)
- Re: The Aesthic of Henna Kree @ Gl Henna 18:58:58 6/26/2001 (1)
  - Re: The Aesthic of Henna txilar 20:49:36 6/26/2001 (0)
- Re: The Aesthic of Henna Nick 00:54:03 6/26/2001 (1)
  - Re: The Aesthic of Henna txilar 16:40:40 6/26/2001 (0)
I second that! Kenzi 23:19:00 6/25/2001 (0)

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: I think it is cool experimenting with different henna techniques. : However, I just wanted to let the experimenters know that the best : moroccan artists I met were very knowledgeable about what : constitutes "healthy" vs. "tainted" henna and made a point of using : all-natural ingredients. Some of them were a little bit snooty about : the henna artists in Azzemour who use the quicklime technique, in : fact I was told several times that "henna is a healthy plant, a : sacred plant, why would anyone want to add bad ingredients?" (this in : reference to gasoline, lighter fluid or ammonia crystals.) : Personally, I'd like to see people exploring more of what henna can : do on its own, rather than what we can "make" henna do, ie what henna : can do with silk, rayon, hemp, paper, papyrus, wood, eggshell, skin, : etc. There's a world of henna projects out there if we can just dream : them up! : ciao, : kree
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